Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 675 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Look for the clues): Magic, spells, wishes, fairies, giants or dragons → fairy tale. A dangerous journey, exploring or escaping → adventure story. Something missing, clues, a secret or a detective → mystery story. Silly mix-ups that make you laugh → funny story.

1. 1.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Burping Buffalo
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Who Took the Trophy?
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Burping Buffalo
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Detective Dog (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Seven Magic Wishes
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Princess and the Spell

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